PostHog vs ReadMe

PostHog (The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features) and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

PostHog (rank #30) holds a modest lead over ReadMe (rank #257) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 47). The gap of 16 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ReadMe is clearly ahead of PostHog. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), PostHog is ahead of ReadMe. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), PostHog is slightly ahead of ReadMe. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), PostHog is clearly ahead of ReadMe.

PostHog carries 40,775 GitHub stars across 357 public repos, with 87 repositories active in the last 90 days and 212 external contributors on record. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but PostHog's footprint is roughly 22.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

PostHog is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. ReadMe looks better where education is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.